Time-Sensitive
The Summer Before Senior Year Is Your Last Window
College applications open in August. If your child doesn't have a standout extracurricular project yet, this summer is the last meaningful window to build one. Our Rising Senior Intensive helps your child create a finished, verifiable project before applications open.
Plan
The Accelerated Timeline
A focused path from project planning to a finished, application-ready result.
Match & Plan
Match with your expert mentor and define the project scope, milestones, and deliverables.
Build
Intensive weekly sessions. Your child builds the project with expert guidance - writing, researching, inventing, or founding.
Ship
Finalize, polish, and ship the finished product: publish the book, file the patent, submit the paper, or launch the nonprofit.
Document & Prepare
Document outcomes, gather artifacts, and prepare to present the project on college applications.
Options
Projects Achievable This Summer
Book Publishing
Write, edit, and professionally publish a book on a topic you're passionate about. Your Personify mentor guides you through every step - from outline to Amazon listing. Students have published fiction, nonfiction, poetry collections, and research-backed guides.
Research & Journal Publication
Design and execute an original research study under expert mentorship. Present your findings at science fairs or submit to peer-reviewed student journals. Build the kind of intellectual depth that admissions officers look for.
Invention & Patent Filing
Identify a real-world problem, design a solution, build a prototype, and file a provisional patent. Your mentor guides you through the entire invention cycle - including patent search, application drafting, and USPTO filing.
Nonprofit Founding
Found a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization around a cause you care about. Your mentor helps you develop the mission, register legally, build a team, and launch programs that create measurable community impact.
Science Fairs
Prepare a competitive science fair project from hypothesis to presentation. Your mentor helps you design rigorous experiments, analyze data, and create a winning poster and presentation for regional, state, and national competitions.
Internships
Your mentor helps you identify, apply for, and land meaningful internships at research labs, startups, nonprofits, or industry organizations. Build real professional experience that strengthens your college application.
Rising Senior Intensive
The summer before senior year is your last meaningful window for a standout project. This accelerated track include projects like - book publishing, research, invention or app development - so you have a finished, verifiable accomplishment before applications open.